Spoon
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th–20th century
This wooden spoon is carved from a light-toned wood with natural grain variations. It features an oval, shallow bowl that connects to a decorative handle. Just above the junction between the bowl and handle, the wood widens into a notched, winged motif. The shaft of the handle is slender and bordered by serrated or notched edges, terminating in a rounded finial pierced with a circular hole.
The spoon was created in California by an unknown Yurok carver and dates to the 19th–20th century. Its overall dimensions are 18.5 × 5.8 × 5.8 cm (7 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 in.). The museum classifies the piece under sculpture and spoons, and records no inscriptions on the object.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Wood
- Dimensions
- 18.5 × 5.8 × 5.8 cm (7 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Carver unknown (Yurok), California
- Place recorded
- California
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Art Institute of Chicago collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Spoon
- Museum object number
- 2025.354
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.